Cooking utensil



Get. 16 1923,-

D. D. DORRANCE COOKING UTENSIL Filed May 1, `i925 Patentes oasis,i923.'i

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, new and useful VImprovements in lCooking needfor lifting the cover`Whilefthe meat isl y the meat'to lbe'roasted permits, it maybe Vpusheddownuntil its bottom edgek rests-'on` Utensils, of which; the followingis a specifi-k cation; l y

My invention rela-tes to a cooking utensil, and themain object of theinvention is to provide la vessel of the` self-bastingclass, which needsno Water and is constructed' Without double Walls or liners ofheatresisting material. Y i. i Y n The principal use of the utensil kisiforroasting meats. Ordinarily the condensed` steam' andmeat `juicecollectponithe- Hat or,

arched coverofv the utensil .and run down theplsides-thereof yinto thebottom of the pan and very little of this juice drips ldown on the meatto be roasted. Consequently the cook or housewife would haveto take offthe cover repeatedly yand .baste the meat by hand. This is not only. atedious {opera-` tion, but also permits a great dealofthfe `flavortoevaporate with the steamwhilethe basting is taking place. l Y Y Unlessgreat care is taken during this operation, the cook is liable to burnthe skin on her hands. or face.`

By -using the cooking utensil .forming the` subject matter ofthe presentinvention, these disadvantages are obviated as there.,4 is" no lbeingcooked, so that all the steam and davor of the meat remain in theroasterWhile the steam condensing at the VV'top of the cover is carried downover the top of the meat to do the bastingautomatcally.. Any' part ofthe vapors condensing on the' sides ofthe cover runs down into the'panand is not lost. s, "n v Y n ln the accompanying drawing, oneembodimentof the invention is illustrated, andj Figure 1 shows a perspective View.ofthe cooking utensil;

Figure 2 is a assembled and l Figure 3 is a top plan View of the base.VV'lfhislutensil consists of three main arts,

namely, the coverl 10, the panrllan the base 12.

The base 12, as indicated in Figure, is

preferably of oval contour but may of;

course have any other shape. It has albettom 13 and upright side Walls14 running transverse section thereof U'rENsInf l ieaaseriain. 635,947.J

of ,handlesrl *maybeQ provided at the oppositeends of the base, and`upon its boty tomv are deposited 'tivo longitudinal supports ,16 andtwoytransverse supports 17,.. IThese and'l preferably .made out ofanglefbars, 4as

indieated 'inFigure, 2. These supports 16 and17 fareof` uniform heightsofas' to form n a seatr fort-he pan 11./y

- Thefjfpan hask a-lat' bottom lfand down-v i Wardlytapering-sidewalls19, as lbest seen in;Figure 2. ,At the oppositegends ofthe l pan areIprovided interior: handles 2O yWhich 'are sofconstructedlgthat theyAWillfbe, housed Within' the cover positiorn 10` when the latter rrisinY The cover -10 similarjiinfshapeltd the baser12, but itsfside Walls 21are made-.to

fitfsfnugly` Within the sidel Wallslll-of the',y

base, or,y infother Words, they cover hasl telescopic engagement Withthe base 1,2I so thatkriti-mayi he raised,k orlovvered therein 21 of thecover, so'fthat when the parts are assembledvas indicated in Figure 2,thetcp edge ofthe pan 11A is raised, above the'top f edge 'of the base1,2While1the bottom edge of the cover lOgengagesbetween thesetwo ledgesiand, is pushed down belowp'the top edgeof'the'hase" 712. yThecove-n10 may thus be positioned as in this,.g1lre,for if the`-bottomofthe base`12.v i

outside so ,aslfito' forma sharp ridge 23 in the lengtlrdirection of thecover. ln other livords', thertop .ismadoto slant inwardly kyfromtheupper edgesiof vtheniall -21 of the so i Y when 1in position.,KA Thepan11 vits'tvith its Y Widersupper edge snugly Within rthe Walls cloverinstead vof yas usual being outwardly Y cenvenz.,v Byithis' arrangement`it will evident thatany vapor formedf'on the under side of the top 22vvill slowly run down to the ridge 23, rand W'hensufficient condensedvapor collects at the ridge itfWill dropdown y over the meat depositedin the pan 11 and baste it int'his manner. f

The dimensions across the tonk of the .pan

11 arer such that it will fairly tight in thel cover 10` and any Vaporcondensing on' thelwalls 21 ofthe cover .will accordingly l rundownthese Wallsfand' be taken up by` its thetop edge ofthevpanto.;bedepositedf f therein. In" this mannerinone of the vapor northe avor, of the ,meat, While Ybeing cooked, will be lost, but vallYremain VWithin Y the utensil. At oppositeends'ot thencoverv lOareprovided exterior handles 24;y for lift Yinfr the cover off the utensil.

eferring particularly to Figure 2, ivill be Aseen thatv the top edge of`theypanv 11 extends some distance loeyondthel top edge ofithe base 1 2-,in this manne'rthe three .main parts ofthe roaster are locked-togetherduring use and can not accidentally :be overf Y turned.. The *reason 4for taperingv the pan- 'l1 towards the bottom is to make it easytoflii't the same out of the base 12;- .A vThe following dimensions havebeen'foiind Y practical in constructing this cooking utensil,

namely, the pan 11 and the base 12 each four inches high and the bottoinrails or-supports one inchAV high, and the cover about eleven I pincheshigh. Accordingly, the pan11 Will ed can take placeV it will beimpossible to overheat the panalthoughno double Walls project above thetop edge fot the? base 12 about oneinch and enter the cover the sameamount. The transverseand length dimensions of the utensil maybe variedaccording Vto the size ofv the meat to be cooked. n

rAs this utensil is practically air tight during operation, it; isunnecessary to have Water in thebase 12f.during the roasting of the.meat. 'as .the vapors from the meat itself will prevent its'burning orfrom-'its becoming dry. il

.Referring again to Figure 2, it willbe seen that acomparativelylargeairchamber WillA be* formed between the rbottom of the base V12 andthebottom of the pan11. By this means, no Vburnirng of the meat to beroastor asbestos filling has been resorted to. With the parts assembled,asseen in Figure 2,'a doublewalled vessel isjpractically obtained by thespacing of `the pan from the base. f 5

` The roaster is preferably manufactured from sheet metal or tin plate.f With the handles deposited, as indicated, it is very easy toV littthefentire roaster by using the exterior handles 15 von the'base 12. Itis.V also very 'convenient to remove the cover 10 by the use of theexterior handles 24 thereon and finally the pan ,11 is easily iitted outfrom the base 12 bymeans ofthe Af jinterior handles 2O furnished at thetop edge thereof.

Having thus described the what is claimed as new is: y v

1. A cooking utensil comprising al base, a cover, andk a pan; thecorresponding side Wall-s of ysaid base and cover being parallel Yinvention,

.and of similar contour and adapted to have telescopic 'engagement ."foradjusting the height-,loi thel utensil, said pan tting snugly .l Withinsaid cover.

A cooking utensil comprisingl a base, a cover, and a pangthecorresponding side ivalls of Vsaid base and cover being parallel and ofsimilar 'contourand adapted to have "telescopic engagement forradjusting the height. of thefutensil, said p an having incliiied sides,its top edge .fitting Asnugly Within said cover,vand means for raisingthe pan above the bottom or" said base.

3. A cooking utensil comprising a base, a

cover, and a plan;v the corresponding side Walls of said basev and coverbeing parallel and of similar'contour and adapted to have telescopicengagement for adjusting the .height ofthe utensil, said pan havinginclined sides,`its top edge fitting snugly With- .in said cover, andmeans for raising the pan lliv convexedtop on said cover forming asharpridge on theunderside thereof.

5. A cooking'` utensil comprising a base,

a cover, 'and a plan; the corresponding Vside Walls'o'f said base andcover being yparallel and Vofrsirn'ilar contourand adapted to havetelescopic engagement for adjustingl the heightvo the utensil, said panhaving inclined sides, its-top edge iitting snugly VWithin saidcover,said cover having an inwardly Vconvened top forming a sharpl ylong ridgeon the under side thereof,y and means lfor raising'V the pan above thebottom o't said base. p

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. t DONALD D. DORRANCE. [La]

